CVE-2009-3135

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac, Open XML File Format Converter for Mac, Office Word Viewer 2003 SP3, and Office Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word document with a malformed File Information Block (FIB) structure, aka "Microsoft Office Word File Information Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2009-11-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3135 is rated High Risk (66.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.79%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3135

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 68.96% 35.79% -33.17%
2 2026-05-30 69.66% 68.96% -0.70%
3 2025-09-26 69.66%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3135

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3135

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3135

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office 2004 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2008 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2008:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_word 2002 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_word 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_word_viewer cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_word_viewer 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft open_xml_file_format_converter cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_xml_file_format_converter:*:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3135

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